Health services administrator vs benefit specialist

Differences between health services administrator and benefit specialist duties and responsibilities

Health services administrator example responsibilities.

• Lead and train staff through initial certification of Medicare and Medicaid programs resulting in increase revenues and cash flows.
• Lead transformation form top-down control organization to a model focuse on everyone's accountability to patients and co-workers.
• Evaluate compliance with state licensing and federal certification requirements of Medicare and Medi-Cal programs.
• Maintain all hospital functions within JCAHO, Medicare and Medicaid standards.
• Prepare hospital for JCAHO and implement plan to assure ongoing compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Develop curriculum for health and fitness programs and begin developing the health manual for the ministry.
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Benefit specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage various employee program such as life, medical, dental pension, and HSA accounts.
• Examine HMO documents to verify eligibility to process or reject into or from a manage care plan when necessary.
• Input daily time and PTO, manage benefits, report new hires, input sales, oversee accounts receivable.
• Create reports using SQL database and manage reports, perform from internet-base tools for research projects need for client insight.
• Implement new vendor for FSA administration and manage outstanding issues through continuous follow-up and vendor accountability.
• Analyze, process and manage FMLA claims to determine eligibility and certification in compliance with state and federal regulations.
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